Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
53.00 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 47/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Afghanistan
Middle East & North Africa · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Capital: Kabul
Rank #187 of scored countries.
Survival
33.0
Living
54.7
Governance
1.9
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.32 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 5/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
47.10 %(2019)
Normalized: 27/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
30.55 %(2024)
Normalized: 22/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
28.10 %(2023)
Normalized: 26/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
13.35 %(2025)
Normalized: 39/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
16.79 %(2025)
Normalized: 65/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
4.34 % of GDP(2017)
Normalized: 41/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
2,202 USD (PPP)(2023)
Normalized: 0/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
14.99 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
-6.60 %(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
66.29 years(2024)
Normalized: 32/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.31 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 8/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.93 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 0/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.94 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 0/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-2.15 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 0/100 · higher is better
History
Afghanistan — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: +4.7 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 5.9 | 0.0 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 6.6 | 0.0 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 7.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 7.6 | 1.3 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 8.0 | 2.0 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 8.6 | 3.0 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 1.3 | 3.4 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 1.1 | 3.9 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 8.5 | 4.4 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 8.1 | 5.1 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 7.8 | 5.7 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 7.9 | 6.5 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 8.1 | 7.5 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 8.8 | 3.2 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 8.9 | 0.0 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 8.6 | 0.0 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 9.3 | 0.0 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 1.6 | 0.0 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 2.2 | 0.0 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 0.7 | 0.0 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 0.7 | 0.0 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 6.1 | 0.0 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 6.6 | 0.0 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 15.5 | 6.7 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 15.4 | 5.8 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 15.6 | 5.5 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 44.4 | 5.7 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 45.4 | 8.7 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 46.0 | 21.5 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 46.3 | 21.2 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 46.4 | 24.0 | — |
| 1996 | 27.7 | 190 | 46.9 | 25.4 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | 27.6 | 192 | 46.9 | 25.2 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | 26.4 | 194 | 46.8 | 22.0 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | 27.9 | 189 | 46.9 | 26.2 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 20.5 | 196 | 39.1 | 13.8 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 18.5 | 197 | 34.2 | 13.8 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | 28.3 | 185 | 35.5 | 37.1 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | 28.8 | 186 | 37.4 | 36.3 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 31.9 | 189 | 39.2 | 39.4 | 9.8 |
| 2005 | 33.7 | 181 | 40.6 | 44.2 | 7.9 |
| 2006 | 34.9 | 181 | 41.2 | 47.8 | 6.9 |
| 2007 | 33.6 | 184 | 42.4 | 42.7 | 6.7 |
| 2008 | 28.9 | 188 | 42.9 | 30.2 | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 37.0 | 175 | 42.9 | 54.0 | 3.8 |
| 2010 | 32.7 | 186 | 42.9 | 42.5 | 2.7 |
| 2011 | 29.9 | 191 | 41.8 | 35.1 | 3.4 |
| 2012 | 30.5 | 190 | 41.9 | 36.2 | 4.2 |
| 2013 | 31.1 | 189 | 41.6 | 38.2 | 4.2 |
| 2014 | 33.1 | 185 | 41.9 | 43.7 | 4.3 |
| 2015 | 34.1 | 182 | 40.3 | 48.0 | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 33.2 | 183 | 35.6 | 50.1 | 5.7 |
| 2017 | 31.9 | 185 | 33.8 | 48.8 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 33.0 | 184 | 33.6 | 52.7 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 32.8 | 187 | 33.7 | 51.3 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 31.3 | 189 | 32.7 | 47.3 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 30.2 | 189 | 31.6 | 46.6 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 29.7 | 193 | 30.9 | 47.6 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 32.3 | 186 | 31.6 | 54.4 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 32.6 | 187 | 32.8 | 54.5 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 32.8 | 187 | 33.0 | 54.7 | 1.9 |
| 2026 | 32.4 | 188 | 31.8 | 55.0 | 1.8 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Afghanistan.